A Companion to Tacitus

A Companion to Tacitus
Title A Companion to Tacitus PDF eBook
Author Victoria Emma Pagán
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 619
Release 2012-01-17
Genre History
ISBN 1405190329

Download A Companion to Tacitus Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult language and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author. Tacitus is one of the most important Roman historians of his time, as well as a great literary stylist, whose work is characterized by his philosophy of human nature Encourages interdisciplinary discussion intended to engage scholars beyond Classics including philosophy, cultural studies, political science, and literature Showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author Clarifies and explains the notoriously difficult language of Tacitus Written and designed to prepare a new generation of scholars to examine for themselves the richness of Tacitean thought Includes contributions from a broad range of established international scholars and rising stars in the field

The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus

The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus
Title The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus PDF eBook
Author A. J. Woodman
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 387
Release 2010-01-21
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1139828207

Download The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Tacitus is universally recognised as ancient Rome's greatest writer of history, and his account of the Roman Empire in the first century AD has been fundamental in shaping the modern perception of Rome and its emperors. This Companion provides a new, up-to-date and authoritative assessment of his work and influence which will be invaluable for students and non-specialists as well as of interest to established scholars in the field. First situating Tacitus within the tradition of Roman historical writing and his own contemporary society, it goes on to analyse each of his individual works and then discuss key topics such as his distinctive authorial voice and his views of history and freedom. It ends by tracing Tacitus' reception, beginning with the transition from manuscript to printed editions, describing his influence on political thought in early modern Europe, and concluding with his significance in the twentieth century.

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians
Title The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians PDF eBook
Author Andrew Feldherr
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 487
Release 2009-09-24
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0521854539

Download The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Historians Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

An introduction to how the history of Rome was written in the ancient world, and its impact on later periods. It presents essays by an international team of scholars that aim both to orient non-specialist readers to the important concerns of the Roman historians and also to stimulate new research.

A Most Dangerous Book

A Most Dangerous Book
Title A Most Dangerous Book PDF eBook
Author Christopher B. Krebs
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 305
Release 2011-05-02
Genre History
ISBN 0393062651

Download A Most Dangerous Book Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Traces the five-hundred year history and wide-ranging influence of the Roman historian's unflattering book about the ancient Germans that was eventually extolled by the Nazis as a bible.

Tacitus

Tacitus
Title Tacitus PDF eBook
Author Victoria Emma Pagán
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 263
Release 2017-02-20
Genre History
ISBN 1786721325

Download Tacitus Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The greatest of Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56-117 CE) studied rhetoric in Rome. His rhetorical and oratorical gifts are evident throughout his most substantial works, the incomplete but still remarkable Annals and Histories. In concise and concentrated prose, marked by sometimes bitter and ironic reflections on the human capacity to misuse power, Tacitus charts the violent trajectory of the Roman Empire from Augustus' death in 14 CE to the end of Domitian's rule in 96. Victoria Emma Pagan looks at Tacitus from a range of perspectives: as a literary stylist, perhaps influenced by Sallust; his notion of time; his modes of discourse; his place in the historiography of the era; and the later reception of Tacitus in the Renaissance and early modern periods. Tacitus remains of major interest to students of the Bible, as well as classicists, by virtue of his reference to 'Christus' and Nero's persecution of the Christians after the great fire of Rome in 64 CE. This lively survey enables its readers fully to appreciate why, in holding a mirror up to venality and greed, the work of Tacitus remains eternal.

The Tacitus Encyclopedia

The Tacitus Encyclopedia
Title The Tacitus Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author Victoria Emma Pagán
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 1883
Release 2023-05-24
Genre History
ISBN 1119743338

Download The Tacitus Encyclopedia Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The Tacitus Encyclopedia ist das einzige vollständige Referenzwerk seiner Art im Bereich der Tacitus-Studien. Das zweibändige Werk enthält mehr als 1.000 Einträge zu jeder Person und jedem Ort, die in den erhaltenen Werken des römischen Historikers und Politikers Tacitus (ca. 56-120 n. Chr.) Erwähnung finden. In den von einem internationalen Autorenteam verfassten Beiträgen werden die bei Tacitus genannten Personen und Orte in den Kontext eingeordnet, und es werden ihre Beziehungen zum größeren taciteischen Korpus aufgezeigt. Die Einträge sind alphabetisch geordnet und mit Querverweisen versehen. Sie enthalten allgemeine Beschreibungen und Hintergrundinformationen zu den in den Texten genannten Stichworten, Zitate aus antiken Quellen und der einschlägigen Wissenschaft sowie Empfehlungen zum Weiterlesen. Die Enzyklopädie, die als Ausgangspunkt für weitere Forschungen gedacht ist, umfasst zudem 165 Themenschwerpunkte in Verbindung mit den Tacitus-Studien, darunter antike Geschichtsschreibung, Geschichte, Sozialgeschichte, Geschlecht und Sexualität, Literaturkritik, antike Autoren, Rezeption und materielle Kultur. Dieses unverzichtbare Nachschlagewerk bietet nicht nur einen umfassenden Überblick über die Inhalte der taciteischen Schriften, sondern darüber hinaus: * Eine Darstellung von rund 1.000 Personen sowie 400 Regionen, Städten und Orten, geografischen und topologischen Merkmalen * Einen verständlichen Einstieg in die Werke des Tacitus, insbesondere die Annalen, Historien, Agricola, Germania und Dialogus de oratoribus für Leserinnen und Leser mit unterschiedlichen Vorkenntnissen * Die Erörterung einer großen Bandbreite an Themen wie Geschlechterfragen, Sklaverei, Literaturgeschichte sowie der Regentschaft einzelner Herrscher * Eine Präsentation der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung und Rezeption von Tacitus von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart * Betrachtungen der wissenschaftlichen Trends, der aktuellen Methodik und künftigen Richtungen der Tacitus-Studien Das Werk The Tacitus Encyclopedia ist als Druckfassung und als Online-Version erhältlich. Es ist ein unentbehrliches Referenzwerk für Studierende und Forschende in den Bereichen Geschichte und Geschichtsschreibung, Klassische Philologie, Kunstgeschichte, Sozialwissenschaften, Europäische Geistesgeschichte, Archäologie und Romanistik.

The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus

The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus
Title The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus PDF eBook
Author Christopher S. van den Berg
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 359
Release 2014-09-11
Genre History
ISBN 1107020905

Download The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Re-evaluates Tacitus' dialogue about the limits and possibilities of public speech in the Roman Principate.